St. Landry democrat., 1887-07-16

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A parish Democratic Convention me
two days after said election, and i'll thu
following language ratified the election
of the eight persons that had received
a majority of the votes cast.
son motion of Mr. Languemar the
following resolution was unanimousl,
I adopted, and the secretary instructed
''to forward Immediately copy OF
said resolution.
Whereas, This convention has
heard with pleasure that Gov. Nc.
Emery in appointing Police Jurors fol
" the several wards of this parish
would respect the choice made fol
" said office by the Democrats of the
respective wards, as expressed and
"designated at their ward meetings
land
Whereas, the Democrats of the
80 said wards, in accordance with in
structions emanating from the parish
Executive Committee Of this parish
have by primary elections held on the
9th OF the present month, selected
persons to be recommended to the
governor for appointment to said
offices, therefore be it
! Resolved, That this body does res
! "pectfully memorabilia and urge the
".Governor to appoint the persons so
designated, Police Jurors for their
respective wards and that this pre-
amble and resolution be forwarded to
him by the secretary through our
senators.
"E. d. ESTlLETTE,
Attest: President Dem. Convention.
H. +. EsTORGE, Secretary.
To His ExcelIency, S. ID. McEuery,
Governor OF louisiana
Upon reception of these documents
(Which came to the address of my col
league and MYSELF | consulted with
my colleague as t" the pIopriety Of
sending our recommendation to the
Governor, asking the appointments to
be made in accordance with the ex-
! pressed wishes OF the people in each
ward, Nh. kavanagh declined to do so.
| then drew the following recon-
mendation:
SENATE CHAMBER,
State of Louisiana,
BATON ROYCE, June 18th, 1884, \
" TO His EXcelency, 5. ID. McEnery,
"Governor of Louisiana
Dear Sir:
Whereas, the Executive Committee
of the Parish of st. Landry has or
. dered an election by the Democratic
voters OF each police jury ward to as
certain the choice of said voters for
police juror In their respective wards.
so as to recommend said selections to
your excellencv for appointment, and
Whereas, at said election, which
took place on the 9th, inst, it appears
" that the following selections have
been made, to-wit:
list Ward--Dr. Il. H. Littell,
"2d Ward .-Honore Meche,
" Sd Ward.-JOseph +. Quibedeau.
"4th Wards. W. w. Taylor,
" 9Th Ward.-Paul Stagg,
" 9th Ward. Samuel Haas,
" 9TH Ward.--LOuis Young,
18th Ward.-Efomere Barousse, and
Whereas, at convention of the
party held at Opelousas on the 9TH
inst, said selections have been unanl-
mously, ratified and the appointment
"ot said persons, recommended and
urged by resolution forwarded TO
your Excellency, now
Therefore, | the undersigned, one
"of the Senators of said parish, do
" hereby unite my voice to that of the
Democrats expressed as aforesaid, and
most respectfully recommend that
your excellency recognize said selec-
tons and appoint as memoralized. =
which | signed and delivered to the
Governor
Before, submitting this recommends
tiol | conferred with Messrs. Gujdry.
Lyons and Robin, to find out what OBJ
lection if any, they had to sign said
recommendation. They were unani-
nous in the assertion that they could
not urge any objection why the above
gentlemen should not be appointed.
They declined however, to sign the
said recommendation, on the ground
that being members of the House, they
did not think it was their right SO to do.
They thanked me for the courtesy ex-
tended them in this matter, and | left
them.
To my great surprise few weeks af-
ter, found that they in conjunction
with C. c. Duson of our parish had
joined my colleague in recommended
ton to the Governor, to appoint:
1st Ward, A. Perrodin; I'd Ward. 4. |
Guidry Sd Ward, D. p. Satan; 4th !
Ward, S. ". w. Taylor, 9Th Ward, +. /
Dubuisson; 9th Ward, Samuel Haas
18th Ward, T. C. Chachere; 9th Ward, |
DR.. B. Z. Clark, thus dsregarding the |
election in five of the eight wards |
where elections had been held, and |
in the other three wards |
those that had been elected was also
informed that the Governor had an
pointed these persons in accordance
with their recommendation. | inquired
from these gentlemen their reasons for
making this discrimination among the
persons elected and they could give no
valid ones.
1t certainly could not be for the small
1umber OF votes cast at said primary
elections, for all examination of the
votes cast at the last Congressional
showed that in the same ter
'itory, 1919 votes were cast, while 1893
votes were cast at the primaries; and
moreover, Mr.. Taylor who had received
70 votes, was acceptable, while Mr.. Ba-
'ousse with 3S8 votes and a stainless
character both as a man and Democrat,
allied to obtain consideration at their
lands. Mr.. Guidry, who is thus made
% appear as recommending his own ap-
continent to the Police Jury, could not
veil claim that Mr.. Meche had not re-
,eived sufficient vote, for at the said
election, fewer votes
we're cast, and ] cannot suppose that
he I'd ward is so snort of competent
men as to be reduced to place Mr.. Gui-
Try in the House of Representatives
md be unable to dispense with his SER
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